Politics · Spain · 1 day ago
PNV says it will not join a bloc and rules out backing Vox
Maribel Vaquero, the PNV’s spokesperson in Spain’s Congress, said the Basque party would not join a political bloc after the November 29 election.
She said the PNV would judge decisions by what is best for people in the Basque Country.
Vaquero ruled out supporting Vox and said the party would not back the conservative People’s Party if it followed Vox’s policies.
She also criticized the government for acting as if it had a stable majority and relying too often on decree-laws.
Vaquero said political tension had made it difficult to reach agreements during a legislature that began with a weak majority.
She accused the People’s Party of escalating tensions and said the Socialist Party had not helped enough on some issues.
She also criticized Bildu for usually voting in line with the Socialists, while saying the PNV had focused on Basque self-government and the interests of residents and businesses.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) says it will not join any political bloc after Spain’s 29 November elections.
PNV spokesperson Maribel Vaquero ruled out supporting Vox, saying her party would not back it “not even to inherit.”
Vaquero said the party would decide according to what is best for citizens in the Basque Country.
She criticized the People’s Party (PP) for following Vox’s policies and said the PNV would not support that approach.
Vaquero also blamed political tension and the use of decree-laws for making agreements harder during the current legislature.
- Who
- The PNV, represented by its Congress spokesperson, Maribel Vaquero.
- What
- The party says it will not join a bloc after the election and rules out backing Vox.
- When
- Ahead of the 29 November elections; the interview was reported on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- The interview was on RNE’s Parlamento programme. The political decisions concern Spain and the Basque Country.
- Why
- Vaquero said the PNV acts in the interests of Basque citizens and will not support what it sees as democratic backsliding.
PNV
PP and Vox
Political alignment
PNV
The PNV says it will not join any bloc and will decide according to what is best for Basque citizens.
PP and Vox
The article reports no response from the PP or Vox to Vaquero’s remarks.
Support for Vox
PNV
The PNV says it will not back Vox and criticizes the PP for following Vox’s policies.
PP and Vox
Vaquero says the PP is following Vox’s policies; the article does not state the PP’s view on that characterization.
We will not be in any bloc or give any support to something that means democratic backsliding.
With Vox, as we always say, not even to inherit.
We are not going to be involved in making one person or another president; we operate with a Basque perspective.
20minutos reported Vaquero’s comments in an interview on RNE’s Parlamento programme.
Spain’s next elections are scheduled to take place.
- Party
- Basque Nationalist Party (PNV)
- Spokesperson
- Maribel Vaquero
- Election date
- 29 November
- Interview programme
- Parlamento on RNE
- Ruling-out phrase
- Not even to inherit” Vox
Sources
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